Residents Speak Out Against Proposed Redistricting Plan
Nearly a hundred residents and parents filled the auditorium of PS 58 Tuesday night to send a loud message to city education officials about the…
Education
Member Quits Education Council in Protest
Fed up with local parents’ decreasing role in school decisions, Brian Rafferty resigned from Community Education Council 24 last Thursday. The district councils throughout the…
Liu to DOE: Shape Up
City Comptroller John Liu announced on Tuesday that an audit of the Department of Education (DOE) found that many elementary schools have failed to meet…
HBCDF Italian Language Study Program Starts Third Year
The Howard Beach Columbus Day Foundation began the third year of its Italian Language Study Program last Saturday. The program launched in 2008 offers free…
City Outlines Plan to Alleviate Overcrowding at PS 49
Middle Village’s PS/IS 49 faces a potentially serious overcrowding situation. If incoming kindergarteners continue to enroll in the school at its current pace, local education…
Glendale Parents, Teachers Protest Potential Rezoning
The auditorium of PS/IS 113 in Glendale was packed to capacity last Thursday for a presentation from the city Department of Education’s Office of Portfolio…
Bloomberg: City Agencies Still Provide Key Services
Even with financial and budget constraints, many of the city’s agencies have either maintained or improved on performance since the beginning of the Bloomberg administration,…
Ulrich Funds SAT Prep Course for Students
For high school juniors and seniors, performing well on the SATs is crucial for college admissions. With that in mind, Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park)…
CEC24 Debates City’s Sex Ed Mandate
The City’s recent decision to mandate sex education was the main topic at Tuesday night’s Community Education Council 24 meeting at P.S. 58 in Maspeth….
District 27 Parents Protest Middle School Choice
Local parents opposed to a new city policy aimed at providing more enrollment options to middle school students are garnering signatures and support ahead of…
NYC Students Continue to Progress on State Tests
New York City public schools outpaced the rest of the state by dramatically increasing the number of students who met the state’s bar for proficiency…
DOE Fumbles Education Council Election
A mismanaged election for Community Education Council (CEC) representatives earlier this summer is still reverberating throughout Queens. Amid reports of dismal voter turnout and one…
Library Budget Saved; Book Purchases Resume
The new city budget doesn’t include a disastrous reduction of funds to Queens Library. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s executive budget called for a $25 million cut…
Middle School Choice Debated in District 27
The city Department of Education (DOE) wants to simplify the middle school enrollment options for students, but some parents would rather keep the existing process….
District 24 Still Facing Overcrowding Crisis
School District 24 is widely considered one of the most overcrowded districts in the city, and parents and educators are desperately searching for ways to…